For about 2 years now Anna from the village of Kebanyal has been attending the
Don church. She started looking for God a long time ago. She read books, attended
the Orthodox church yet nothing seemed to satisfy her hunger for God. Then finally
she heard about our sister Tamara (who also resides in Kebanyal). They got together
and invited Pr Andrey to come over and share about the Lord. When she attended the
Don church for the first time she realized that the Good News of Jesus Christ is
what she had been looking for all of her life! Her husband is a “big shot” in Ust-Kulom
district. He is the head of the main local utility company. She has been praying
for him and sharing the Gospel with him. At first he was upset that she started attending
a protestant church (here in Russia the majority of the population consider the
protestant churches to be cults or sects because the Russian Orthodox church is regarded
in Russia as THE one and only true CHURCH). But gradually he saw changes in her life
and now allows her to go to Don. Anna encourages us a lot when every Sunday she says,
“I can’t wait to go to the Don church every Sunday!” After 2 years of attending the
church she learned a lot about the Bible. She shares the word of God with her friends
and neighbors in the village of Kebanyal. We hope that her husband will some day
come to know the Lord. Her daughter Svetlana has been pretty open to the Gospel,
she works in the local police department. Anna says that the Lord not only saved
her soul but also delivered her from all the fears and superstitions that she used
to be enslaved with. Anna knows the Truth and the Truth has set her free!
